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Courage under fire  Cover Image Video Video

Courage under fire / Twentieth Century Fox presents a David Entertainment/Joseph M. Singer production, an Edward Zwick film ; produced by John Davis, Joseph M. Singer, David T. Friendly ; written by Patrick Sheane Duncan ; directed by Edward Zwick.

Summary:

Captain Karen Walden is the pilot of a rescue helicopter who dies shortly before her crew is rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. At first it appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her helicopter crashed. Lt. Colonel Serling is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate and award her the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (116 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: [Hollywood, California] : 20th Century Fox Film Corp., [1996]
  • Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1996.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Horner ; production designer, John Graysmark.
Participant or Performer Note:
Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Seth Gilliam, Bronson Pinchot, Scott Glenn.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for war violence and language.
System Details Note:
Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 9, 2015).
Subject: Helicopter pilots > Iraq > Drama.
Helicopters > Accidents > Iraq > Drama.
Helicopters in search and rescue operations > Drama.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Drama.
Iraq > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
War films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Films for the hearing impaired.
Streaming video.


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